Vyas Rao THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Vyas Rao

  Explanation of Specialties

VYAS RAO is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include VASCULAR SURGERY.

THORACIC SURGERY: Thoracic surgeons -- who are often grouped with cardiac, or heart, specialists for cardiothoracic surgery -- operate on the heart, lungs, esophagus, and major blood vessels inside the chest, as well as the bony structures and tissues that form and support the chest cavity.Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing one person every 36 seconds. Experts estimate that someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds. Lung cancer is the third most common cancer and the leadi... (more information)

VASCULAR SURGERY: A vascular surgeon has expertise in the diagnosis and management of patients with disorders of the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems, excluding vessels of the brain and the heart. Certified Vascular Surgeons have significant experience in providing comprehensive care to patients with all types of vascular disease, including diagnosis, medical treatment and reconstructive vascular surgical and endovascular techniques. Common interventions performed by vascular surgeons include the opening of... (more information)

  Vyas Rao Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	93.3
Final MIPS Score without CPB	85.7
PI Category Score	68
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	91.4

MIPS is an acronym for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. Authorized by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reaouthorization Act of 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") developed MIPS to reward clinicians for the value of care they provide rather than the volume of care, quality over quantity. The MIPS final score determines a provider's Medicare Part B payment adjustments. MIPS also created a means for consumers to rank providers.

MIPS scores are calculated using four performance categories, quality, cost, improvement activities, and promotion of interoperability. Higher scores are better.: The highest final MIPS score is 100.

There is no measure or activity data for Vyas Rao.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Vyas Rao

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Vyas Rao.

1606 KINGS HWY
SHREVEPORT, LA 71103
318-675-6402

1541 KINGS HWY
SHREVEPORT, LA 71103
318-675-5000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Vyas Rao

Doctors Groups:

LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SHREVEPORT FACULTY GROUP PRACTICE

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT

Hospital: WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

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